A Basarnas rescuer searches for victims of a landslide and flash flood in Sipange subdistrict, Tukka, Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra, December 9, 2025. Antara/Muhammad Adimaja. Based on data compiled ...

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The number of casualties due to floods and landslides that hit Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra has reached 1,157 as of Saturday, January 3, 2026. Based on the geospatial data ...

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JAKARTA: Victims of the recent deadly floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra island could receive government support, including a daily living allowance, household replacement aid and 15 million rupiah (US$896 ...

The megalithic site of Gunung Padang in the highlands of western Java was constructed some 2,000 years ago over the course of several generations. Similar stone monuments are found across the ...

Joshua grew up in poverty, deep in the Middle of Nowhere, Alabama. Gaming was a rarely afforded escape from reality that persisted throughout his life, something that saw him through good times and ...

Kopi Luwak is a rare coffee made from beans eaten and excreted by Asian palm civets, mainly in Indonesia. Its unique fermentation process is claimed to enhance flavor, though experts often find its ...

MEDAN, (Indonesia): Frustration and criticism are mounting over the Indonesian central government’s refusal to declare a national emergency following devastating floods in Sumatra and its blocking of ...

Here are five bands who quietly (or not so quietly) invented entire subgenres without ever meaning to. When we look back on music history, genres often get framed around big moments and clearly ...